Review of Difficult Airway Management
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
Abstract: The incidence of difficult airway and it's management frequently occur in the operating room. The anesthesiologists possess important responsibility to manage the difficult airway. Airway difficulties may be anticipated by the patient's airway assessment and asking previous anesthetic experience. Mallampati classification, Cormack and Lahane glottic appearance and Wilson Risk Sum are the most common methods to assess airway. An unpredictable difficult airway may occur, difficulty by mask ventilation, difficulty with intubation or can nor intubate cannot ventilate situation. American Anesthesia Association (ASA), DAS (Difficult Airway Society) create guidelines for difficult airway management .These guidelines provide a strategy to manage unanticipated difficulty with tracheal intubation. In this review general evaluation of the difficult airway management was made.
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Emine Aslanlar
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